Sep 20, 2018
Photo: Robert Kaggerud (Team Norway)
With eight players remaining in Shootout B (the final seven make the final table), Robert Kaggerud (Team Norway) gets it all in from the big blind for about 8,000 with , and he needs his hand to hold to stay alive against the of GACKT (Team Japan) in the small blind.
The board comes — GACKT turns a gutshot straight draw, but improves no further. Kaggerud wins the pot with his pocket aces to double up in chips.
Robert Kaggerud (Norway) – 17,000 (21 bb)
GACKT (Japan) – 18,500 (23 bb)